And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
Parallel translations
- WEB He gave her his hand, and raised her up. Calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.
- BSB Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.
- NKJV Then he gave her his hand and lifted her up; and when he had called the saints and widows, he presented her alive.
- NASB And he gave her his hand and raised her up; and calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.
- NLT He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then he called in the widows and all the believers, and he presented her to them alive.
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Quick answer
Peter helped Tabitha up and presented her alive to the believers. Joy replaces mourning as God restores her.
Overview
The tender gesture of taking her hand and the joyful presentation underscore the reality of the miracle. The saints and widows who grieved now receive her back alive. This restoration foreshadows the greater hope of resurrection secured for all who belong to Christ.
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Cross-references · 10
- Acts 6:1And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
- Mark 1:31And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.
- Luke 7:15And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.
- Luke 7:12Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.
- Acts 20:12And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.
- Acts 3:7And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
- Gen 45:26And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob’s heart fainted, for he believed them not.
- 1 Kgs 17:23And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.
- Ps 146:9The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
- Job 29:13The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
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